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'A Few of Our Favorite Things' Helps Us In COVID

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Just a Few of Our Favorites​

  • AFR - Station 18

  • Marie Hughes Elementary School

  • Pediatric Oncology Project's Walkathon for UNM-Hs Childhood Cancer Center

  • Optimist Scholarship Contests--, Oratorical, Communication Contest for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (CCDHH)

  • Hugh O'Brian Youth (HOBY) Leadership Seminars in NM

  • Bike Safety at MHES

  • Super Citizens at MHES

  • Optimist Youth Camp at the YMCA's Camp Shaver in the Jemez 

  • Good friends, old and new.

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The Izzy Juarez Inspires at MHES

 

The winners of the Northwest Optimist Club's Izzy Juarez Super-Citizen Awards at Marie Hughes Elementary School were Alissandra Gutierrez and Johnathan Villareale in October, Zaiden Brown and Miriah Cadena in January, and Alyssa Rojas and Aubrey Lowry in April.

 

Each Super-Citizen received a Walmart gift card and Super-Citizen certificate.  Their Super-Teachers Joyce Olivas, Josephine Aspera, Allison Newberry also received Walmart gift cards and certificates of appreciation.

 

This is the second year NWOC has provided awards for student improvement among fourth graders at MHES.

 

To win an Izzy Juarez Super Citizen Award, students must show improvement in any one or several important qualities:

 

• Better attendance   • Better attitude   • Being a caring friend   

• Being a better helper   • Being more respectful   • Being more responsible

 

These important Izzy Juarez Super Citizen characteristics will well serve our young people throughout their lives.

 

NWOC will present Izzy Juarez Super Citizen Awards twice more this school year:  January 11 and April 5.  NWOC has made annual Izzy Juarez Super Citizen Awards since 2015.

Why Izzy Juarez?

 

Israel (Izzy) Juarez was a life member and former president of the Northwest Optimist Club (NWOC) in Albuquerque, and an Albuquerque Public Schools’ elementary school principal.  

 

Following an Optimist International tradition, Mr. Juarez instituted an Optimist Student of the Month program at Sierra Vista Elementary School in Paradise Hills during the 1990’s.  

 

His program recognized students who had improved in some way—attendance, homework, behavior, individual performance.  

 

The Northwest Optimist Club modeled this program on Mr. Juarez’s example.  Mr. Juarez was able to attend in 2015 the first Izzy Juarez Keep Up the Good Work Award, just months before he died.

How Can YOU Participate in the Optimists' Annual

Essay and Oratorical Scholarships?

 

How Do the Scholarship Contests Work for NWOC?

 

The Optimist International Foundation annually sponsors three contests:  Essay, Oratorical, and the Communication Contest for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (CCDHH).  This year's Essay Contest topic is "When All the World's Problems are Solved, is Optimism Still Necessary?".  The topic for the Oratorical and CCDHH is "Is there aFine Line Between Optimism and Reality?".

 

While the topics are selected by Optimist International and funded through the OI Foundation, each club establishes their initial deadlines for the application submissions.  The winners in the club's competition go on to further competitions with the winners from other clubs.  

 

Essay contest submissions must be typed, double-spaced and 700-800 words (roughly 3-4 pages long).  Students must be under the age of 18 as of October 2018.  The further, very specific guidelines and judging criteria are available to all students.  Go to our webpage on the scholarships.  The winner of the annual District level Essay contest receives a $2,500 scholarship.

 

Three awards are made to District level Oratorical contest winners:  First Place $2,500, Second Place $1,500, Third Place $1,000.  The winners of the Regional contests receive an additional $5,000.  The single World competition winner receives an additional $15,000 thereby winning a total of $22,500.

 

For further information please contact the NWOC Scholarship Contest Chair Robert Martinez:  (505) 899-2165,  zentrebor@aol.com   ​Keep up with us by viewing our Calendar page.

What's NWOC UP to?

Albuquerque's Northwest Optimist Club continues to revamp and more actively assist our communities on the westside.

 

We've started to work with Marie Hughes Elementary School in Taylor Ranch on their Izzy Juarez Student recognition program, Bike Safety Rodeo, and our own Supplies for Success program.  We're alo looking for a high school and a fire station we might support even as we initiate a quarterly Safety Officer Recognition Program.

Northwest Optimist Club Cares for Our Youth, Families and Communities

 

The Northwest Albuquerque Optimist Club serves the young people, families, and communities of west of the Rio Grande River, from I-40 north to Rio Rancho and everyone in between.  We're a busy group.  

 

As a group of volunteers, we "do" community service projects that help our communities:

 

  •  Support our students in attending our New Mexico HOBY Leadership Seminar, 

  •  Help our youngsters with our Bike Safety Rodeo,

  •  Celebrate our outstanding elementary school students at our Izzy Juarez Keep Up the Good Work Awards, 

  •  Conduct club-level contests so our New Mexico students may qualify for the NM-West Texas District level's annual $10,000

             scholarship awards from the Optimist International Foundation.

 

Let us know what you need, and we'll help.  We usually meet at 10 AM, on the THIRD Wednesday of each month at Frank's house in Taylor Ranch.

 

For further information, please contact Suzann Owings at 505-867-0567 or Corky (Frank Frederick) at 505-898-9558 or Robert Martinez at 505-899-2165.

 
The Optimist Creed

 

Promise yourself to be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind.

To talk health, happiness and prosperity to every person you meet.

To make all your friends feel that there is something in them.

To look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true.

To think only of the best, to work only for the best, and to expect only the best.

To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own.

To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future.

To wear a cheerful countenance at all times and give every living creature you meet a smile.

To give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticize others.

To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear,

and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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